City Arts Magazine ceases publication, cites lack of funding

After 12 years, City Arts Magazine is ceasing publication. The magazine lost the funding of its parent company in April 2018.

After 12 years, City Arts Magazine is ceasing publication. The magazine lost the funding of its parent company in April 2018.

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After 12 years, City Arts Magazine is ceasing publication. The magazine lost the funding of its parent company in April 2018.

After 12 years, City Arts Magazine is ceasing publication. The magazine lost the funding of its parent company in April 2018.

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City Arts Magazine ceases publication, cites lack of funding

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To use their words, it's the "end of an era."

City Arts Magazine will cease publication after 12 years, citing a lack of funding. The magazine spent most of 2018 as an independent venture after their parent company could no longer subsidize their operation, the City Arts editorial team said in a statement on the magazine's website.

"We knew going into this process of independence that the prevailing winds in both media and the arts were not on our side," the team wrote. "Major publications in Seattle and around the U.S. have all but eliminated arts coverage, and the arts sector remains consistently undervalued by private and public interests."

City Arts began 12 years ago in Tacoma and soon branched off into three publications reaching Seattle. In 2011, they were all consolidated into one, soon after the "core of the editorial team began to take shape," the statement said.

The publication won't close doors and abandon shop completely. The editorial team said that "efforts will continue to evolve and sustain City Arts in some fashion, such as a smaller all-digital platform."